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What is intellectual empathy at its best? rozpocznij naukę
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You are able to understand completely: (1) the view of someone with whom you disagree & (2) the reasons for which they might hold that view. It is the ability to get inside of the head of someone with whom you disagree.
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What is emotional empathy at its best? rozpocznij naukę
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You are able to understand completely: (1) the feelings that someone else has & (2) why they are feeling the way they are.
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What is intellectual empathy not? rozpocznij naukę
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It does not require you believing that everyone's views are equally good v warranted. Someone might hold a view for bad reasons.
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What is emotional empathy not? rozpocznij naukę
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It does not require you believing that everyone's feelings are equally warranted. I might be mad at a friend for a stupid reason.
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What is intellectual empathy good for? rozpocznij naukę
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(1) It can help us make progress towards the truth and (2) it can help us have better relationships.
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What is the first premise of intellectual empathy? rozpocznij naukę
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View you disagree with and are trying to understand = True V False
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What is the second premise of intellectual empathy? Why is this premise true? rozpocznij naukę
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View is true --> Trying to understand it will help make progress towards truth As you understand it better, you'll realize that it is a very good view after all. There are good reasons to think that the view is true.
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What is the third premise of intellectual empathy? Why is this premise true? rozpocznij naukę
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View is false --> Trying to understand it will help make progress towards truth As you understand it better, you'll have even more reason to think that it really is a bad view. There are good reasons to think that the view is false.
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What is the conclusion of intellectual empathy? rozpocznij naukę
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Trying to understand the view will help make progress towards truth.
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What is the first strategy for becoming intellectually empathetic? rozpocznij naukę
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Talk to people who actually hold the views you disagree with.
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What is the second strategy for becoming intellectually empathetic? rozpocznij naukę
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Read the work of people who actually hold the views you disagree with.
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What is the third strategy for becoming intellectually empathetic? rozpocznij naukę
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Try to explain to someone you disagree with what they're view is & why they hold it. They'll let you know if you're not understanding.
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What is the fourth strategy for becoming intellectually empathetic? rozpocznij naukę
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What reasons could someone give in support of this view? Spend time asking yourself this.
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What is the fifth strategy for becoming intellectually empathetic? rozpocznij naukę
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Start debating with yourself where you = real you & defender of view you disagree with. Defender says something. The real you responds. Defender then responds to your response. Ad nauseum.
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